Exclusive: GOP poll of women: Party ‘stuck in past’ — A detailed report commissioned by two major Republican groups — including one backed by Karl Rove — paints a dismal picture for Republicans, concluding women voters view the party as “intolerant,” “lacking in compassion” and “stuck in the past.”

Poll: Romney breaks away in Iowa — The day after Mitt Romney opened the door to another possible presidential run, a new poll shows he has a huge lead among likely 2016 Iowa Republican caucus voters. — According to a USA Today/Suffolk University poll released Wednesday …

Kirsten Gillibrand: Peers called me ‘porky’ — “Don't lose too much weight now. I like my girls chubby,” one lawmaker told Gillibrand. AP Photo — Close — New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand reveals in her new book that a number of her male colleagues on Capitol Hill made remarks about her weight …

WATCH: The Jon Stewart Ferguson Segment You've Been Waiting For — “The Daily Show” returned from hiatus Tuesday night and Jon Stewart finally tackled the situation in Ferguson, Mo., directing the brunt of his criticism at what he saw as Fox News' misplaced outrage over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager.

FBI Examining Whether Russia Is Tied to JPMorgan Hacking — Russian hackers attacked the U.S. financial system in mid-August, infiltrating and stealing data from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and at least one other bank, an incident the FBI is investigating as a possible retaliation …

Ukraine Reports Russian Invasion On a New Front — DONETSK, Ukraine — Determined to preserve the pro-Russian revolt in eastern Ukraine, Russia reinforced what Western and Ukrainian officials described as a stealth invasion on Wednesday, sending armored troops across the border as it expanded …

The Expanding World of Poverty Capitalism — In Orange County, Calif., the probation department's “supervised electronic confinement program,” which monitors the movements of low-risk offenders, has been outsourced to a private company, Sentinel Offender Services.

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